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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Maryville, TN
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KC-135R
59-1499 Tennessee ANG, 134 ARW/ 151st ARS "Soda 81 Heavy, cleared the option Runway 23 Right" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Neat shots! I like how you got the strobe on the second shot and the lighting on the third.
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Thank you!!
I am having a hell of a time editing... My old CRT is starting to give fits and will no longer keep calibration...so I am guessing for most of the pictures. I guess I have to pinch out of my "next lens or body" fund for a new LCD soon
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Well, they are a slight bit dark on my end. If it helps.
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Yes that does help... I will go back ant tweak them.
thanks for the constructive criticism Sagar
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Sagar,
How do you do your post processing? What work-flow steps do you do, in what order?
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Spectre, You're a C-130 FE correct? Do you work on the Tenn. ANG C-130's?
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I'm a former FE. I was medically outed/ DNIF (Duties not including flying) in 2006.
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So I open the raw file in CS3 and it immediatly opens it up in the raw converter. In there I do a majority of my editing. I usually just follow the order of the items. White Balance Exposure Saturation Blacks Curves level the picture out so it's straight Crop if needed Then I import the file into PS. First I do a pass of the Smart Sharpen If it has spots from sensor dust, I create a new contrast layer, adjust it so i can see the dust, go back to the background layer, use the clone tool to remove them, then delete the contrast layer. Then Levels Color adjustment --Save the file as a psd Resize as needed (for web, print, blog, anet, etc) Run my copyright action if I need it Last pass of Smart Sharpen. Save for web if it's going to the web or save as jpg level 12 for print, level 10 for anet. And that's it. I would recommend that you take a look at this for some ideas. I got my smart sharpening technique from there. Fence Check | quick find index thread for post processing HTH! Let me know if you have any questions. Sagar Last edited by blueangel_78; 12-29-2007 at 03:54 PM. |
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Thanks for the pointers and the time you took to help me out. Todd
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No worries at all! If I know it, I'll be happy to help.
And in this case I don't know the answer. I don't use any noise reduction. Actually I don't own any. I'm sure if I had it, I may try it out. But for now, I just shoot at 100iso. No in camera sharpening. My friend who shoots w/ a Nikon does apply a little and it works really well with his shots. But I know that he does a little extra work on his images; namely he'll mask out the entire airplane and apply a little sharpening to just the plane and it helps make it really stand out from the background. I am going to try and start doing that, but it'll add a lot of time. S |
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Very nice shots. Was just up in knoxville.
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Let's transfer this discussion to a seperate thread...that way we don't hijack you great thread.
Here's where I created the new one. http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...-workflow.html CREX, can you copy your post into that?? Sagar |
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i need more space
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Spectre! you are the same Spectre at POTN! whoohooo!
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Yep, thats me
![]() Here is nother crop and reshapened of this babydoll... Might still be dark Must sell more little planes to buy a monitor that works ![]()
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Great looking shots....
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Thanks, Spectre! Keep the pics coming as it's always good to see some neat militray shots! I have two question:
1. What's the yellow strip under the centre of the KC-135 belly? 2. Is there always an ARW/ARS stationed on each US AFB? Thanks! How about some pics of the real Spectre gunship itself "in action"...
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Well, I'll give it a crack. The yellow line on the bottom of the fuselage is used to help the planes line up on the tanker for refueling. The two black lines either side just aft of the nose landing gear (Pilot landing lights - PDL) are lights kind of like a stop and go light. They also are used for communication so that refueling can be conducted in radio silence.
For more information about IFR, check this link out. It was given to me by a boomer some time back. Amazing detail and will answer all of your questions! http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafi...84C8BBDEA2.pdf Sagar |
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The pages in that PDF that reference the lighting are on page 9 and 10.
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Q2, I am nit sure what you are asking. Most ARW/ARS units are Guard units and most of those are based out od civilian bases around there USA... is that what you are asking? This unit is based out of KTYS (McGhee Tyson airport) just south west of Knoxville, Tennessee. As far as pictures of the beloved gunships... I will have to scan some old negatives or pictures that I have from the mid-late 1990s. I left the 16th SOS in late 1999. I have a cool series of shots from the end of the runway right over my head when we were in S. Korea... I would love to get those fixed and uploaded. now, have to find out were the wife dumped them
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On my way out, but let me put this out there.
ARW = Air Refueling Wing ARS = Air Refueling Squadron. Well, the answer is no. Each base does not have it's own dedicated unit/squadron for refueling. For example, here in California, there are two; one up at Travis AFB, and one down at March AFB. That being said, there are ARS in both the US Air Force and US Air Force Reserves that handle the refueling role. There are numerous aerial refueling tracks across the United States. So they just plan ahead and meet up at a predetermined track. Unless they are doing a fighter drag, but that's a whole nother story. ![]() Here is a map of the Air Refueling tracks. I personally have done 634, 625 high, and 601. http://www.milaircomms.com/images/re...acks_large.jpg |
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Yep, it's always the wife!!!
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